Trainee Solicitor
Are you looking for an exciting career in employment law?
Role: Trainee solicitor
Job type: Salaried full time
Hours: 9 am to 5.30 pm Mon – Fri (full-time guideline only)
Location: Hybrid working: 2 days per week at our Holborn office (London WC1), the rest working from home.
Start date: As soon as possible
Earnings: Negotiable, at circa £40 – 50K OTE
About us
- Biggest claimant-only employment law firm in the UK
- Thousands of new enquiries per month
- Over 2M website visitors historically
- Award-winning employment law firm
- Passionate about access to justice & standing up for those without a voice
- Highly tech-enabled
What we’re looking for
- Team player
- Motivated by access to justice & making a difference
- Commercially aware
- Organised, reliable and determined
About You
- Undergraduate UK degree or equivalent in Law
- Proven interest in employment law and/or access to justice
- Preferably some previous UK legal work experience
- This role is not suitable for those candidates who have passed, or are currently undertaking the Legal Practice Course (LPC). This is because we are not a training contract provider, and we are looking to progress successful candidates through the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Graduate Apprenticeship route (see below).
- If you are a foreign national you will need settled status or ILR.
Your Route to Qualification with Monaco Solicitors
- The SQE Graduate Apprenticeship takes approximately 27 months.
- You will be working 4 days a week and have one day of ‘protected study’ a week.
What you can expect
- Excellent training and development
- Working in a team of around 10 trainee lawyers
- Working with a team of around 7 senior lawyers
- You will quickly be given our own caseload (supervised)
How to apply
Please forward your CV & covering letter to recruitment@monacosolicitors.co.uk
Updated Autumn 2025